High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension
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High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev · Feb 2020
Multicenter Study Observational StudyBlood Pressure Targets Achievement According to 2018 ESC/ESH Guidelines in Three European Excellence Centers for Hypertension.
The most recent European guidelines on hypertension redefined office blood pressure (BP) treatment targets according to age strata and cardiovascular (CV) risk profile. ⋯ According to the recommended new office BP treatment targets, the proportions of treated uncontrolled hypertensive patients substantially increased. These findings should prompt a tighter application of therapeutic recommendations and, thus, highlight the need for improving hypertension management and control strategies.